Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
British Airways Club is the frequent-flyer program for British Airways. It uses a reward currency called ‘Avios’. This article looks at what an Avios point is worth.
If you are new to collecting Avios, we suggest you start with the basics with our Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Avios.
You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.
Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of course. But there are actually 37 airlines which let you earn Avios for some or all of .....
Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of .....
26 Mar 202526 March 2025 • 49 comments
Like virtually all other frequent flyer schemes, British Airways Executive Club lets you issue tickets for other people using your Avios. Unless you are in a BA Household Account, there are no .....
Like virtually all other frequent flyer schemes, British Airways Executive Club lets you issue tickets for .....
25 Mar 202525 March 2025 • 39 comments
All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles. You will often find the airlines encouraging it – British Airways used to offer regular 25% .....
All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles. You will .....
24 Mar 202524 March 2025 • 15 comments
This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. Whilst the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes share the same ‘currency’, the list of partners is .....
This article looks at how to earn Avios points from stays at NH Hotels and nhow. Whilst the British Airways .....
24 Mar 202524 March 2025 • 9 comments
Plans for the A380 fleet refurbishment – to install Club Suites and a brand new exclusive A380 First Class seat – are in hand, with the first aircraft to be complete in early 2026. In the .....
Plans for the A380 fleet refurbishment – to install Club Suites and a brand new exclusive A380 First .....
23 Mar 202523 March 2025 • 7 comments
Long time readers of HfP will know that when you are flying from Heathrow Terminal 3 you are spoilt for choice when it comes to airline lounges. The excellent Qantas lounge (review here) is regarded .....
Long time readers of HfP will know that when you are flying from Heathrow Terminal 3 you are spoilt for choice .....
22 Mar 202522 March 2025 • 76 comments
Following the power outage at Heathrow today, British Airways is keen to free up capacity this weekend by offering free rebooking. If you were due to fly this weekend but would be interested in moving .....
Following the power outage at Heathrow today, British Airways is keen to free up capacity this weekend by .....
21 Mar 202521 March 2025 • 18 comments
When details of the new British Airways Club were quietly slipped out on 30th December, one small upside was the promised opportunity to earn up to 2,500 tier points per year via the British Airways .....
When details of the new British Airways Club were quietly slipped out on 30th December, one small upside was .....
21 Mar 202521 March 2025 • 130 comments
British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. Short haul operations restarted in 2022 following the launch of BA subsidiary BA Euroflyer. .....
British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. .....
21 Mar 202521 March 2025 • 53 comments
‘Overnight bag drop’ is one of those features which some travellers appreciate and others turn their nose up and say ‘What’s the point?’. A reader mentioned this to me .....
‘Overnight bag drop’ is one of those features which some travellers appreciate and others turn .....
20 Mar 202520 March 2025 • 76 comments
One of the benefits of having Gold status in British Airways Executive Club is that you see additional Avios reward space. This isn’t the bonanza you may think it is. It only applies to Economy .....
One of the benefits of having Gold status in British Airways Executive Club is that you see additional Avios .....
18 Mar 202518 March 2025 • 31 comments
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class ticket. Not many people know it exists, which is a shame because – .....
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class .....
18 Mar 202518 March 2025 • 26 comments
‘Avios only’ flights are back! British Airways has released two short-haul flights for October 2025 where EVERY seat in both cabins is available for Avios redemption. It seems that these .....
‘Avios only’ flights are back! British Airways has released two short-haul flights for October .....
17 Mar 202517 March 2025 • 28 comments
This article looks at how the Boeing 747 helped shape the story of British Airways. This article was first published in mid 2020 when British Airways announced the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet. .....
This article looks at how the Boeing 747 helped shape the story of British Airways. This article was first .....
15 Mar 202515 March 2025 • 36 comments
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